Ski Resort News
10/20/2022
La Norma’s new fully electric gondola is soon to open, featuring discreet stations and pylons that blend in with the surroundings.
A new gondola at Le Mélezet
The old gondola at Le Mélezet is leaving its place after 50 years of good and loyal service. It is replaced by an ultra-modern device adapted to winter and summer:
New 10-seater cabins, modern and bright, which will be easier to take with your skis in winter, and with your bike in summer
Reinforced accessibility (especially for users with reduced mobility) with level boarding and disembarking. No more metal stairs!
A more efficient gondola (2x faster ride)
With the new gondola departure station, the snow front will be much more streamlined but also more welcoming and peaceful. The logistical activities (groomer garage, maintenance workshops, staff changing rooms, etc.), which until now have been based on the ground floor of the gondola, will be grouped together in a brand new building further away. The snow front will thus be freed from transit vehicles.
A new gondola perfectly integrated with the mountain
With this new gondola, resort is preparing for the future. A future that La Norma obviously combines with respect for its environment. All the work was preceded by impact studies, including environmental inventories designed to adapt the projects to the flora and fauna present on site. This work was carried out by ecologists and landscape architects, with the support of specialists from the ONF and the Vanoise National Park.
The landscaping has also been carefully designed, with stations and towers that are much more discreet and integrated into the site. During the operating period, the gondola will run 100% on electricity.
The landscaping has also been carefully designed, with stations and towers that are much more discreet and integrated into the site. During the operating period, the gondola will run 100% on electricity.
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